EE launched week of 13th November

In CORE class, students are introduced to the Extended Essay process including:

• Backwards planning

• Exemplars

• Ethical AI use

• Assessment instrument.  

Students must speak with subject teachers about their interests and get a signature to prove this conversation took place

Students will submit their declaration of subject interest form on December 5th.

In CORE class, students continue to explore subjects and topics of interest. 

On January 5th students submit a pre-proposal declaring a subject and topic. Subject teachers review the pre-proposal and indicate whether the student can continue to develop an EE proposal based on the subject and topic or if the subject and/or topic is not appropriate. 

If the subject and/or topic is rejected, students must revise and re-submit a pre-proposal by January 20th.

Once students' pre-proposals have been approved, students conduct preliminary research and write extended essay proposals. 

In CORE class, students review the qualities of good research proposal.

On February 12th students submit proposals. Proposals are reviewed by subject teachers. 

If a proposal is rejected, the student has until March 1st to resubmit. 

Supervisors will be announced early this month.

Students will email their supervisor by March 7th.

Students informally meet with supervisors for the first time to refine research questions and develop research plans no later than March 22nd.

Before April 26th, students must have their first formal meeting with their supervisor.  Students must have an approved research question and they must add the research question to the ManageBac worksheet. 

With assistance in CORE class, students will draft, revise, and submit the first formal reflection by May 1st. This reflection is assessed by the IB.

Students continue to independently research. 

In CORE class, students will review what generally makes a good outline. There will be a particular focus on outlining introductions and scoring well on criterion A.

Supervisors are expected to provide structure guidance to students before May 19th. This guidance may come earlier in the process, as appropriate; however, by this point students should have been provided subject-specific structural guidance by supervisors.

During CORE class students devise EE pre-summer plans:

• ManageBac Update

  • Research Question, topic, subject, and first reflection all posted on ManageBac

• An action plan with deadlines

  • Use to-do list on the ManageBac worksheet tab

• Outline

  • Introduction, methodology, bodies, and conclusion

Supervisors will review the project and use it during the mandatory meeting that will occur by June 24th - June 26th or before.

Students complete a draft over the summer. 

It is advised that they also independently revise this draft before the September submission.

During the first CORE classes of the new school year, students will present their EE status and self-identify if they are struggling. 

A formatting and citation review lesson is conducted in CORE before students submit the draft on September 16th.

Students will receive feedback regarding the draft by October 3rd. 

Students will attend a formal meeting with the supervisor to review feedback AND the interim interview by October 7th. 

During CORE class, students revise and submit the interim reflection by October 11th. Based on the feedback received, students independently revise draft for the final submission.

Students submit the final draft of the EE on November 4th. No further changes can be made to the EE after November 4th.

Students meet with supervisors to conduct the viva voce before November 16th. 

Students must write and post their viva voce reflection on ManageBac by November 20th.

Supervisors will assess and then moderate the EEs. They will produce predicted grades based on the moderated submission. 

Before December 5th supervisors will formalize essay authentication and submit the final EE supervisor report.

In CORE class, students will ensure that ManageBac is up-to-date so that the RPPF form can be generated and uploaded to the IB by the assistant IB coordinator.

In CORE class, students will be required to authenticate their work with CORE teachers as they upload their extended essays to the IBIS submission website.